Phil’s Top 5… 1985 Films!

Each week Phil, from Phil’s Quick Capsule Review, takes a look at a different movie or TV related Top Five. This time out: Films from 1985. Yup the golden years of movie.s

Close but no cigar:Enemy Mine, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, American Ninja, Police Story

5 – Rambo: First Blood Part 2Rambo is back and this time he’s unleashed in Vietnam, making a heroic return and on the look out for missing war veterans. Chaotic, ridiculous action sequences and Stallone mumbling through ever scene follows. It’s brilliant.

4 – Day Of The DeadFor me the Best of the original Romero trilogy. With the dead now outnumbering the living and the remaining humans tearing each other apart you end up with most of the most claustrophobic and down beat horror films ever. It’s not an easy watch but it’s a good one.

3 – CommandoOne of Arnie’s most OTT entries (in a decade where OTT was the mantra), Commando is a joy to watch. From self healing Porches to killer one liners, Commando is the action film of the 80’s.

2 – Back To The FutureMarty McFly, Doc Brown, The Delorian, 88 mph, the clock tower… the iconic images and moments just keep on coming. Any other year back To the Future would have walked film of the year…

1 – The Goonies… but this was the year of The Goonies, the Spielberg produced, Richard Donner directed epic that it just as perfect as an 80’s film could get. Pirates, adventure, treasure, Giant octopuses (kinda) The Goonies has it all AND more. Epic.

About Phil Hobden

Phil Hobden is the former Film Editor & Writer for renowned martial arts focused COMBAT MAGAZINE in the UK. He is also a filmmaker in his own right, having produced two cult Independent action films in LEFT FOR DEAD and TEN DEAD MEN. He was the host for the Filmsploitation podcast for 4 years and now writes and edits for his own site Phil's Quick Capsule Review...

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